Loachapoka in Lee County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Loachapoka Historic District

Photographed by L Stanford, November 10, 2006

1. Loachapoka Historic District Marker

Inscription. One of the larger settlements of the Upper Creeks at the time of Indian removal to the west, 1835-1837. Their last council fire was held here before their forced migration to Oklahoma. Pioneer families began pouring in after 1836. Today's cemetery was known as Pine Level; the first Baptist Church was located there. A half mile south was Ball's Fork Trade Center and Stage Coach Junction. Loachapoka can be interpreted as "land where turtles live" or "turtle killing place."

Erected 1978 by Historic Chattahoochee Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1836.

Location. 32° 36.266′ N, 85° 35.91′ W. Marker is in Loachapoka, Alabama, in Lee County. It is on Stage Road (Alabama Route 14) 0.2 miles east of Waverly Road, on the left when traveling east. Located in Pioneer Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6500 Stage Rd, Loachapoka AL 36865, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama and in Greater Columbus.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dr. Alexander Nunn / Lee County Historical Society (here, next to this marker); Boom and Change (a few steps from this marker); First Rosenwald School (approx.

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0.4 miles away); Birthplace of Zora Neale Hurston (approx. 4.8 miles away); Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine (approx. 5.2 miles away); Bethlehem (approx. 5.7 miles away); The USDA Regional Laboratory for Animal Disease Research (approx. 6 miles away); J. F. Drake High School / Alma Mater (approx. 6.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Loachapoka.

Marker in center with Lee County Historical Society Museum on left. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 11, 2020

2. Marker in center with Lee County Historical Society Museum on left.

The Museum, known as "The Old Trade Center" is the oldest commercial structure in Lee County.

Marker is on left of right side log building and part of Pioneer Park. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 11, 2020

3. Marker is on left of right side log building and part of Pioneer Park.

The Ruth Purdy Speake Cabin offers a look at the frontier days of Alabama. It was moved on site from its original location in nearby Chambers County and named for a long-time President of the LCHS who supervised its relocation. It also contains a one-room school typical of the late 1800s.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 11, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2010, by L Stanford of Auburn, United States. This page has been viewed 2,249 times since then and 65 times this year. Last updated on July 8, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1. submitted on May 31, 2010, by L Stanford of Auburn, United States. 2, 3. submitted on June 11, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.